The year is 1981. The dreams a dissident of the United States government were finally being realized. Despite its humble beginnings by a small group of dissidents who shared the views of the distraught used car salesman, it had grown to become a massive terrorist organization. Cobra, as it had been named, was soon joined by a number of ruthless mercenaries and shady figures from across the globe. The organization’s various schemes and swindles had backed itself with enough money to arm itself as well as any country in the world. Cobra was ready to awe the world with its power, and bring its governments to their knees.
With the threat of Cobra looming on the horizon, the world’s leaders struggled for a way to face the threat of Cobra head on, without allowing the general public to learn of the true power of Cobra. This call to arms was answered by the United States. President Reagan hand picked a brilliant young Brigadier General to assemble a team of volunteer soldiers from the best of the best of the various fields of the U.S. military. This team, codenamed G.I. Joe, was trained as a counter-terrorist unit that operated in the deepest levels of secrecy. With both G.I. Joe and Cobra engaging in deadly games of cat and mouse each day, the world holds its breath...